Modifying Bread Flour Question

[SHA]

I want to make authentic NY style bagels and was wondering if instead of buying high gluten flour how much vital wheat gluten I would have to add to a measure of bread flour to be equivalent ? Also, I need malt - is there a difference in amount/usage between malt powder and malt syrup ?

 

[Bakingtime3]

I think you will be most successful if you can find a proven bagel recipe online that has already perfected which ingredients to us. While you can experiment yourself at home with various additives, you will probably also waste a lot of time/money doing that.

 

[retired baker]

Flour is usually malted,
if you know what you've got, AP would be around 12% , add 3 grams gluten to 100g flour raises it 3% to 15% total.
A regular mixer with a hook will not do well, it will groan and let the magic smoke escape in short order.